Seung-won explained

Seung-won
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different depending on Hanja
Origin:	Korean
Alternative Spelling:	Sung-won

Hangul:	승원
Hanja:	,,, and others
Rr:	Seung-won
Mr:	Sŭng'wŏn
Koreanipa:	[sɯŋwʌn]

Seung-won, also spelled Sung-won, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "seung"^[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"^[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People

Notable people with this name include:

• Cha Seung-won (born 1970), South Korean actor
• Han Seung-won (born 1939), South Korean writer.
• Lee Seung-won (born 1979), South Korean fencer
• Son Seung-won (born 1990), South Korean actor
• Yang Seung-won (born 1985), South Korean football defender (Korea National League)
• Yeo Seung-won (born 1984), South Korean football forward (K-League Classic)
• Yoon Seung-won (born 1995), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%8A%B9&idx=6 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "승"
2. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%9B%90&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"